Recent content by Coaster Guy

The 50th was AMAZING!!!! We got there at 3 in the morning and camped out near the entrance to paradise pier. It really was so much fun!!! The 17th was amazing!!!! We got the "I was there" pin and were in the hub with great views of the anniversary cerimony at 10, for the replaying of the...

When we all wake up tomorrow (March 5th) the mirror on the castle should be up. We'll see how much progress they make tonight.

Wow Was I wrong!!!! Well I was wrong, WAY WRONG. I figured that the castle decorations would go up fairly quickly and therefore not start until next spring, but like WDWCPBrandon, I saw that castle on Tuesday with one tower turret worked on. I was told by a manager that is working on this...

quick setup, no scaffolding (hopefully) I am not sure how they will put the decorations on the castle. They seem fairly simple (not like transforming it into a cake) so they may be able to do it quickly, then again it is Disney so you never know. I know Stitch's castle was very temporary and...

People are so pesimistic and too eager to complain!! I just wanted to thank CTX Rover for helping straighten out the confusion which were leading to assumptions. I was just about to write about the GREATLY reduced ticket prices for the hopper passes. I agree that $60 is a lot for a one day...

Alien Encounter was my first attraction that I ever worked. I loved working there and the cast there was so much fun. I can tell you that the person up at "Catwalk" is a real person. That is everyone's favorite position in the rotation. You work for 2 minutes, then sit for 8, unless we are...

Your story is amusing, but tell the whole story!! There is always a flip side to every coin and I know that other side in this case. I was there. Hopefully this is a lesson for you to not talk to the guests while the preflight breifing is on. :lol: You can't deny that you were distracting the...

Setting the Story Straight...Hopefully I can assure you (and don't think this is just one of our lines) that there is ABSOLUTELY no difference in the speed (within .1 rpm) at which the bays spin. Which means there is virtually no difference in the G's in the different bays. It's nothing you...

It was supposed to be a corporate showroom for Compaq's new products. It would have been like the post show area of Test Track, but not just anyone could go in, only other companies. When Compaq was bought by HP, then that room went unfinished. We are not sure if HP will use it or not. It is not...

We are not going to force you to ride once you are in the preflight coridor, but we do not like it when people opt out if they were never planning to ride. The greeter of the attraction is supposed to be telling people that the ride is intense and not for everybody. They are trying to keep the...

It's Not a Disney Ride Their Tower of Terror is not a Disney elevator ride. It is an Intamin shuttle coaster that launches riders down a 900 foot straight piece of track then curves skywards. The trains reach 380 feet, but the tower is 415 feet tall. It is a clone to Superman: the Escape at Six...

I am not sure how scientific your experiments were, but your results are incorrect. With the exception that A side is 10 feet longer, the two tracks are identical, therefore giving mirrored but similar rides. I am not saying one is not rougher than the other, but the speeds are the same...

I totally respect your opinion about Mission: Space, but one would have to argue that it is very realistic. I am sorry that the screans were dirty; which is not acceptable. The size of the screan is very realistic for space flight though. Since space is a vaccuum, the windows cannot be large...

Sorry if this was misinformation for some attractions, but this is the way it is at Timekeeper. I do see where you are coming from though becaus SIR in Alien does turn off at night. Timekeeper however does not while the attraction is open during the day. He keeps moving all night (but only...

To clear up a few things: the reason shy the animitronics keep moving all through the night is because of their hydraulics. It has nothing to do with power costs or wearing the skin out. It has to do with the hydraulics themselves. If the hydraulics stop moving for too long, they will freeze...